Anastasian Wall
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: C. Foss Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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May 05, 2024 12:40 PM
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History
Also known as the "Long Wall of Thrace," this fortification line (nearly 60km in length) spanned the Thracian peninsula west of Constantinople. It was built in the 5th century CE and refurbished and modified by the emperor Anastasius in the early 6th century.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/514912
41.3414637356, 28.3340510715
- Representative Locations:
- OSM Location of Anastasius Surları (AD 300 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- μακρὰ τείχη (Makra Teiche: Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Makron Teichos (Ancient Greek, unspecified date range)
- Murus Anastasii (Latin, unspecified date range)
- None
- Büyük Bedesten Wall Fort part of (physical/topographic) Anastasian Wall (unspecified date range)
- Spring near Murus Anastasii/Makron Teichos located near Anastasian Wall (unspecified date range)
- Unnamed Fortification on the Anastasian Wall part of (physical/topographic) Anastasian Wall (unspecified date range)
- Unnamed Fortification on the Anastasian Wall part of (physical/topographic) Anastasian Wall (unspecified date range)
- Unnamed Fortification on the Anastasian Wall part of (physical/topographic) Anastasian Wall (unspecified date range)
- Unnamed Fortification on the Anastasian Wall part of (physical/topographic) Anastasian Wall (unspecified date range)
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 52 C2
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Murus Anastasii/Makron Teichos
C. Foss, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Anastasian Wall: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/514912> [accessed: 21 March 2025]
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